Marks samuels



(No Model.)

- I M. SAMUELS.

I BASE. 0R SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE. I No. 506,553. I Patented Oct. 10,1893.

' Q- F I W I) 2 J UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARKS SAMUELS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BASE OR SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,553, dated October10, 1893.

Application filed June 22, 1893. Serial No. 478,476. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARKS SAMUELs, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Bases or Supports for Furniture and otherArticles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a base or support on whichvarious articles can be turned or faced about while the base remainsfixed or stationary and the invention consists in the novel features ofconstruction set forth in the following specification and claims andillustrated in the annexed drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe base or support sectioned along '1; c Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a sectionalong w to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section along x a; Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is asection along yy Fig. 5 showing a plan view of the base with parts in adifferent position than Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section along .2 2 Fig.4.Fig. 6 is a section along 2 2 Fig. 4.

In the drawings the letter A indicates a baseor support. A frame ormovable portion B is adapted to move on base A as set forth in UnitedStates Letters Patent No. 464,803, granted to me December 8, 1891. Adiskshaped support H H is interposed between the movable portion orplatform B and the bottom portion or supportD of an article such as afolding bed, fountain, show case or other object. The disk-shapedsupport H H consists of the disk or wheel H fixed to movable portion Band of the disk or wheel H fixed to the portion or object D. The portionD is made to swivel about a pin or pivot O extending from the diskportion H. The portion or article D is provided with a pin or guide Iadapted to travel in a cam shaped way or track formed by inner and outercam shaped rails or tracks L L secured on or rising from base A andbetween which the pin I projects. It the base A stands with its rearportion against a wall and the portion D is swiveled the action of guideI moving along between the tracks L L will move the portions B D outwardor away from the wall to prevent scraping or injury during the rotationor swiveling. The guide I has an antifriotion roller M to ease themovement of the guide between tracks L L. Between the disk or wheelportions H H are interposed balls or ball bearings N to enable theportion H to readily turn or swivel on portion H. A track or way P forthe balls N is formed on one of the disk portions. The balls N are keptapart from one another by what may be conveniently called a spacer. Thisspacer is shown as consisting of a ring W having holes X for theinsertion of the balls so that the latter are kept a suitable spaceapart. The ringW is of sufficient thinness to allow the balls to projectbeyond the faces of the ring so that the balls can bear properly againstthe disk portions H H while at the same time the spacer or ring Wprevents the balls from coming together so that the latter will remainproperly interposed between the disk portions H H. The motion of portionB is limited by a stop or block Y on said portion adapted to strikeagainst or be arrested by base A as seen in Figs. 4 and 5. The base Ahas rollers Z on which the portion B can travel or move easily, and saidportion B also has rollers or casters an adapted for easy travel ormovement of the portion B. In case the entire base A is to be moved itsmotion or dislodgment is eased by the casters b. The track L is shown asinterrupted or cut away so that in the position of parts shown in Fig. 1the disk portions H H can enter between the track sections L andapproach closely to the track L allowing the device to close or cometogether snugly and compactly.

What. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a base A having inner and outer rails L and Lforming a camshaped track and the outer rail centrally broken away, asliding frame B, an article D having a guide-pin I projecting betweenthe said rails, a pivot 0 connecting the slidingframe and the saidarticle, and disk supports H and H interposed between the article andthe sliding frame and adapted to enter the broken away part of the outerrail when the sliding frame is moved to its normal position,substantially as described.

2. The combination of abase A having inner and outer rails L and Lforming a camshaped track, and the outer rail centrally too broken away,a. sliding frame B, an article D In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset pivoted to the sliding frame and having a my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing 1o guide pin I projecting between the said rails,witnesses.

and disk supports H and H having inter- 5 posed balls N and adapted topass into the I MARKS SAMUELS broken away part of the outer rail whenthe Witnesses: sliding frame is moved to its normal position, WM. 0.HAUFF,

substantially as described. E. F. KASTENHUBER.

